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61 Hester Street

981Records
19City systems
23Open violations
50.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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981 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 401 311 service requests, 246 HPD complaints, 127 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1915
Floors6
Res. units20
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)34 LUDLOW REALTY LLC
BBL1003100040
BIN1004051

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 50.9. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations23 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2003-04-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

82 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 31 · winter 2024–25: 38 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

31
’23–24
38
’24–25
8
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

125 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (40) · Food Establishment (29) · Noise (20) · Outdoor Dining (13) · Food Poisoning (6) · Graffiti (5).

Filed construction activity

$354,230 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)34 LUDLOW REALTY LLC
Head officerTERRENCE LOWENBERG
Managing agentT&T REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-07-27

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,598,000 $1,169,100
2026$2,897,000 $1,303,650
2027$2,958,000 $1,331,100

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
CasettaAmericanA—
Factory TamalMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

6 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (5 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
29 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Kitchen/Food Prep Area), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayEast Broadway — F · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Essex St / Canal St — M9 · 250 ft
Citi BikeAllen St & Hester St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 042 Benjamin Altman. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

61 Hester Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

125 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 40 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by T&T REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC — 21 buildings, 286 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
448 West 19 Street MN40 A
57 2 Avenue MN33 B
535 Hudson Street MN30 A
610 East 9 Street MN24 A
148 East 91 Street MN24 A
61 Hester Street MN20 B
322 West 14 Street MN19 A
67 1 Avenue MN16 A
29 Orchard Street MN14 A
350 3 Avenue MN14 B
522 East 5 Street MN10 B
446 West 19 Street MN8 B
352 East 13 Street MN8 A
324 West 14 Street MN8 A
320 West 14 Street MN7 A
161 West 4 Street MN6 A
794 Lexington Avenue MN4 A
808 Lexington Avenue MN1 A
1015440001 — —
231 8 Avenue MN0 —
147 1 Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,823,944 on 2022-08-04 (lender: Bcb Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-08-04Mortgage $2,823,944 — from 34 LUDLOW REALTY LLC; 34 LUDLOW REALTY (DE) LLC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $2,823,944
2022-08-04AL&R $7,600,000 — from 34 LUDLOW REALTY (DE) LLC; 34 LUDLOW REALTY LLC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $7,600,000
2022-08-04Agreement $7,600,000 — from 34 LUDLOW REALTY (DE) LLC; 34 LUDLOW REALTY LLC to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $7,600,000
2020-04-24AL&R $4,875,000 — from 34 LUDLOW REALTY (DE) LLC; 34 LUDLOW REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,875,000
2020-04-24Mortgage $4,875,000 — from 34 LUDLOW REALTY (DE) LLC; 34 LUDLOW REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,875,000
2020-04-24AL&R $200,000 — from 34 LUDLOW REALTY LLC; 34 LUDLOW REALTY (DE) LLC to PRIME ASSET FUNDING LLC $200,000
2020-04-24Mortgage $200,000 — from 34 LUDLOW REALTY (DE) LLC; 34 LUDLOW REALTY LLC to PRIME ASSET FUNDING LLC $200,000
2020-04-24Deed $6,400,000 — from 34 LUDLOW REALTY CORP to 34 LUDLOW REALTY LLC; 34 LUDLOW REALTY (DE) LLC $6,400,000
2020-04-08Sold for $6,400,000 $6,400,000 $320,000
1990-12-27Mortgage $4,436,044 — from IRVINGTON ASSOCIATES; SNUG REALTY CORP; ROCKWELL REALTY CORP; TWOMANFUR CORP; JUNIOR DUROS to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK $4,436,044

Ten-year activity

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2022
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2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700570158
201803240330
201941130523
202053599177
2021110190838
20222110199122
20230012709136
202402760583
202507510563
202600320638
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The full timeline

Construction 56Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 786Ownership & money 30Health & systems 62

Every one of the 981 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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